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ventral 1. relating to the front part of the body; towards the belly 2. of, relating to, or situated on the upper or inner side of a plant organ, esp a leaf, that is facing the axis ventral [′ven·trəl] (botany) On the lower surface of a dorsiventral plant structure, such as a leaf. (zoology) On or belonging to the lower or anterior surface of an animal, that is, on the side opposite the back. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Aye; he'd hev a deal haimabler groom nor what he has now," observed Dalton--and the joke appeared to him so good that, being left alone upon the scene, he continued at intervals to take his pipe from his mouth in order to wink at an imaginary audience and shake luxuriously with a silent, ventral laughter, mentally rehearsing the dialogue from the beginning, that he might recite it with effect in the servants' hall. |
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